Wacom Intuos vs. Intuos 2

[catchlight]

<p>I'm thinking of getting the 6" x 8" size of the Intuos or Intous

2 graphics tablet for editing digital photos in Photoshop, and for

doing some freehand drawing in Illustrator.<p>

 

Could those of you using either tablet model please tell me what

features the Intuos 2 offers over the earlier one?<p>

 

I'd especially like to hear from people who have used both models.

<p>

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[steven_clark]

Was Intuos USB or serial(RS-232/macserial). From what Iunderstand the newere USB tablets are alot more convenient since you can simply pulg and unplug, and it's alot harder to find drivers for the older ones. Reall'y it's ont my area of expertise i'm just parrotting what I heard on a different forum.

[carl smith]

I have an Intuos 6x8 USB (not Intuos 2). It's a great tablet and I've had it for I'd say about 4 years now. The level of control between it and the new ones hasn't really changed, resolution, tilt sensitivity and pressure sensitivity are all the same I believe. The only differences are cosmetic and that the mouse is included with the Intuos 2 as far as I can tell.

 

I should probably check to see if the drivers and software have been updated, the software that I've got is somewhat clunky.

[john tonai]

The biggest difference between the Intuos and Intuos 2 is that there are a lot more

levels of sensitivity in the I-2. This allows smoother brush transitions.

 

John

[carl smith]

Looking at the specs, Pressure sensitivity is the same and the rest of the specs look like they match my Intuos as well. I'm not sure there's much difference between them.

[thundt]

Here's some stuff I got online and from Wacom manuals.

 

Graphire4 vs Intuos3

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/aboutgraphics/ss/intuosgraphire_2.htm

Intuos has higher res, 2x the pressure sens, tilt sens.

 

 

Intuos (GD)

- serial i/f (or USB?)

- resolution 100 lines/mm (2540 lpi)

- accuracy (pen) 0.25mm

- pressure sens 1024 levels

- report rate 200 pts/s max

- external power adapter (serial i/f)

 

Intuos2 (XD)

- USB i/f

- resolution 100 lines/mm (2540 lpi)

- tilt range 60 deg

- report rate 200 pts/s

 

Intuos3 (PTZ)

- USB i/f

- accuracy (pen) 0.25mm

- resolution 200 lines/mm (5080 lines/in)

- pressure sens 1024 levels

- report rate 200 pts/s

- tilt range 60 deg (50 deg on 4x5/4x6)

- side buttons (express keys), touch strips

- bigger pen